2018 Mint Box

2018 Mint Box- JMRush 

Approximate size: W 1.75” X D 5/8” X H 3”

This file is designed to hold a standard Tic Tac™ container and is compatible with both 8X12 and 12X12 mats. 

You can purchase the Silhouette design file here: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/485222

You can purchase the SVG and Cricut file here:https://www.jamieandjenn.com

1. Cut design pieces. I used double sided card stock.
2. Fold the card base at the score lines. Glue the backside of the bottom tab and the lower two side tabs. Secure the panels to the left to the tabs.
3. Apply glue to the backside of the long side tab on the right and secure it underneath the top panel.
4. Insert standard size Tic Tac™ box. This tutorial shows a mini Tic Tac™ box.
5. Insert the top flap into the slot on the box base.
6. Flip the box base over. Apply glue to the backside of the 2018 piece and center on the box side without the flap/slot.
7. I finished by hot glueing a ribbon and a jingle bell to the top:)

Stacked Cardinal Bird Card

Stacked Cardinal Bird Card- JMRush 

Approximate Card size: W 5.50” X H 4.25”

This design is compatible with both 8X12 and 12X12 mats. 

You can purchase the Silhouette design file here: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/485222

You can purchase the SVG and Cricut file here:

http://digiplayground.com/Jennifer-Rush/

1. Cut design pieces.

2. Fold the card base. Glue the two claws to the smaller (red) bird silhouette. Glue the bird face (with eye cut out) to the solid bird face with a beak. Glue the pinecone with cut outs to their solid coordinating shape bases.

3. Glue the smaller wing piece (red) to the larger ling wing piece (black). Glue the combined bird silhouette to the larger bird silhouette (black). glue the small (oval with scalloped edge) to the small wing shape.

4. Glue the bird face to the combined bird silhouette. Use a foam adhesive square to attach the small combined wing to the long combined wing.

5. Glue the combined wing to the combined bird silhouette.

6. Curve the pinecones and leaves as you like.

7. Align the tree branch so that it’s edges line up with the edges of the card. Center the leaf shapes (green) underneath the branch as shown. Carefully glue the branch to the leaves without losing their position and not glueing it to the card yet.

8. Place the combined bird silhouette so that it’s claws wrap around the tree branch and apply glue to the backside of the bird body, branch, and center part of the leaves. Use a foam adhesive square on the backside of the bird’s head.

9. Attach the combined bird and combined leaf/branch to the front of the card; making sure that the edges of the branch align with the edges of the card. I used a piece of foam adhesive square to attach the full combined pinecone and glue to attach the half pinecone:)

Stacked Christmas Cat Card

Stacked Christmas Cat Card- JMRush 

Approximate Card size: H 5.50” X W 4.25”

This design is compatible with both 8X12 and 12X12 mats. 

You can purchase the Silhouette design file here: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/485222

1. Cut design pieces.

2. Fold the card base. Glue the largest cat silhouette (with tail) to the cat silhouette (solid with hat and scarf). Glue the oval head shape without ears to the solid cat head without a pom pom. Glue the center white chest section to the front two leg section; aligning the coordinating shapes at the top right. Glue the small rounded muzzle pieces to the muzzle base ( that has a coordinating shape plus a long vertical line). Glue the small triangular face markings to either side of the cat head with ear and eye cut outs.

3. Glue the Nose to the combined muzzle piece. Glue the solid head with a pom pom on the right side to the solid cat head piece with a hat and scarf. Glue the combined cat head with ear/eye openings to the combined solid cat head piece.

4. Glue the combined cat head to the combined cat head hat /scarf piece. Use pieces of foam adhesive squares to attach the cat silhouette without a tail to the combined cat silhouette base.

5. Glue the last two triangular markings to the combined cat silhouette. One on the first layer and one on the second layer; matching the coordinating contours. Attach the combined muzzle/nose piece to the combined cat head with a foam adhesive square in the lower center and glue on the narrow top strip (backside).

6. Image of the muzzle/nose piece being secured to the combined cat head.

7. Use foam adhesive squares to attach the combined front legs to the combined cat silhouette. Use foam adhesive squares to attach the combined head to the combined cat silhouette.

8. Glue the combined cat silhouette to the front of the card. I used adhesive enamel dots to accentuate the eyes:)

Coffered Christmas Wreath Door Card

Coffered Christmas Wreath Door Card- JMRush 

Approximate Card size: H 5.50” X W 4.25”

This design is compatible with both 8X12 and 12X12 mats.

You can purchase the Silhouette design file here: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/485222

You can purchase the SVG and Cricut file here:

http://digiplayground.com/Jennifer-Rush/

1. Cut design pieces.

2. Fold the card base at the score lines. Attach the door with larger openings to the door with smaller openings using pieces of foam adhesive squares. Glue the small circle knob to the larger one; centering it. Glue the door handle panel with a key hole to the solid door handle panel.

3. Use foam adhesive squares to attach the combined open rectangle doors to the solid rectangle door. Use foam adhesive squares to attach the four small rectangles inside each of the openings in the openings of the combined door; centering them.

4. Use a piece foam adhesive to attach the combined door knob to the combined door handle panel. Glue the combined door knob/panel to the combined door. Curve your wreath circles as you like. Glue the inside rings of the two large wreath pieces together and the two smaller wreaths together making sure that the leaves alternate and that the leaves stay free from glue.

5. Glue the two combined wreath sections together; alternating leaves. Attach the combined wreath to the combined door with glue where it aligns with the center strip of the combined door. 

6. Glue the combined door to the front of the card and finish with a ribbon:)

Christmas Bulb Window Card

Christmas Bulb Window Card- JMRush 

Approximate Card size: H 5.50” X W 4.25”

This design is compatible with both 8X12 and 12X12 mats.

You can purchase the Silhouette design file here: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/485222

1. Cut design pieces. (I used vellum paper for the inside window piece and reflective paper for the inside full circle shape of the ornaments)

2. Fold the card base at the score lines. Glue solid rectangle to the back of the full window piece; centering it around the window openings. Glue the smaller solid circles to the larger ornament bases. Fold the leaves in half(ish)…making sure that the leaves alternate.

3. Glue the circle pieces with cuts in them to the combined ornament pieces.  Apply glue the the backside of the combined window and attach the solid full window shape (shown in black).

4. Use pieces of foam adhesive squares to attach the smaller window to the font of the combined window; aligning the rectangle openings.

5. Glue the backside of two of the folded leaves to the front of the combined window; one of wither side of the window- staying inside the the window box area.

6. Glue the backside of the third folded leaf piece in the center of the other two.

7. Using foam adhesive squares, attach the three combined ornaments to the inside of the leaves.

8. Glue the inside center bases of the top layer of leaves to the combined ornaments; leaving the leaves free.

9. Apply glue to the backside side edges of the window box piece ( where my fingers are pointing) and use two foam adhesive squares in beside each glue point.

10. Flip the window box piece back over and secure to the combined window; securing the edges until they dry.

11. Use foam adhesive squares to attach the combined window to the card base.

12. Finish with a ribbon:)

Winter Birdhouse Card

Winter Birdhouse Card- JMRush 

Approximate Card size: H 5.50” X W 4.25”

This design is compatible with both 8X12 and 12X12 mats. 

You can purchase the Silhouette design file here: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/485222

1. Cut design pieces. (Be careful not to scrap the little circles that are grouped with two of the groupings:)

2. Fold the card base at the score lines. Glue the pinecone cut out pieces to their coordinating pinecone solid bases.  Glue the small circle to the larger one; centering it. Flip the smaller birdhouse group (with cut outs) over ( pretty side down).  Attach pieces of foam adhesive squares to it and to the triangular roof shaped birdhouse top.

3. Flip the smaller birdhouse back over and attach it to the larger one; centering it. Flip the smaller triangular roof piece back over and attach it to the larger one; aligning at the top and the outside edges. Flip this combined triangular roof piece over ( pretty side down) and attach foam adhesive squares. Flip the combined circle piece over and attach a piece of foam adhesive square to it.

4. Flip the combined triangular roof piece over and attach it to the combined base piece. Flip the combined birdhouse piece over and attach it to the combined base. Flip the combined circle piece over and attach it to the front of the combined birdhouse. Curve the pine needles and combined pinecones as you like. Glue two of the pine needle sets to the top of the combined birdhouse. Flip the combined pinecones over (pretty side down) and attach a foam adhesive square to each one. 

5. Flip the combined pinecones back over and attach to the combined birdhouse.
6. Glue the other two sets of pine needles to the combined birdhouse. I finished with a ribbon and enamel dots. Glue the birdhouse to the front of the card base:)

Winter Birdhouse Ornament Gift Tag

Winter Birdhouse Ornament Gift Tag- JMRush 

Approximate size: W 4.5” X H 5.75”

This design can be used as a gift tag or ornament and is compatible with both 8X12 and 12X12 mats. 

You can purchase the Silhouette design file here: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/485222

1. Cut design pieces. (Be careful not to scrap the little circles that are grouped with two of the groupings:)

2. Flip the Base piece (with a circular hanger) over ( pretty side down). Center and glue the solid birdhouse shape to the base. (This is optional and is used for writing if you will be using this for a gift tag and not an ornament) Flip this combined piece back over ( pretty side up).  Glue the pinecone cut out pieces to their coordinating pinecone solid bases.  Glue the small circle to the larger one; centering it. Flip the smaller birdhouse group (with cut outs) over ( pretty side down).  Attach pieces of foam adhesive squares to it and to the triangular roof shaped birdhouse top.

3. Flip the smaller birdhouse back over and attach it to the larger one; centering it. Flip the smaller triangular roof piece back over and attach it to the larger one; aligning at the top and the outside edges. Flip this combined triangular roof piece over ( pretty side down) and attach foam adhesive squares. Flip the combined circle piece over and attach a piece of foam adhesive square to it.

4. Flip the combined triangular roof piece over and attach it to the combined base piece. Flip the combined birdhouse piece over and attach it to the combined base. Flip the combined circle piece over and attach it to the front of the combined birdhouse. Curve the pine needles and combined pinecones as you like. Glue two of the pine needle sets to the top of the combined birdhouse. Flip the combined pinecones over (pretty side down) and attach a foam adhesive square to each one. 

5. Flip the combined pinecones back over and attach to the combined birdhouse.

6. Glue the other two sets of pine needles to the combined birdhouse. I finished with a ribbon and enamel dots:)

Reindeer Gift Tag

Reindeer Gift Tag- JMRush 

Approximate size: H 3” X W 2.5”

This design is compatible with both 8X12 and 12X12 mats.

This design can be used as a gift tag or ornament.

You can purchase the Silhouette design file here: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/485222

1. Cut design pieces. 

2. Glue one of the circles to the back of the deer silhouette piece, centering it.

3. Flip the snowflake silhouette piece over (pretty side down) and glue the other circle on, centering it. (This is optional and is used for writing if you will be using this for a gift tag and not an ornament)

4. Flip the combined snowflake piece back over (pretty side up). Attach foam adhesive squares to the back of the combined reindeer piece and apply glue to the circular hanger at the top 

5. Secure the combined reindeer’s circular hanger to the front side of the combined snowflake. Allow the foam adhesive squares to adhere to the combined snowflake piece. Finish with a ribbon:)

Jingle Bells Gift Tag

Jingle Bells Gift Tag- JMRush 

Approximate size of each bell: H 2” X W 2”

This design is compatible with both 8X12 and 12X12 mats.

This design can be used as a gift tag or ornament.

You can purchase the Silhouette design file here: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/485222

1. Cut design pieces. 

2. Glue the jingle bells with cut outs to their coordinating (slightly larger) bases with oval hangers at the top.

3. Flip the combined jingle bells over (pretty side down) and glue the (slightly smaller) bases with oval hangers on. (This is optional and is used for writing if you will be using this for a gift tag and not an ornament)

4. Flip the bells back over (pretty side up) and string a thin ribbon through each of the hangers. (I looped mine around twice so they would not slide together)

5. I tied the thin ribbons ends together and then hot glued a fuller ribbon at the top:)

Pinecone Gift Tag

Pinecone Gift Tag- JMRush 

Approximate Card size: H 4.” X W 2.5”

This design is compatible with both 8X12 and 12X12 mats.

This design can be used as a gift tag or ornament.

You can purchase the Silhouette design file here: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/485222

1. Cut design pieces. 

2. Flip the pinecone base (circular hanger at the top) over (pretty side down). Glue the solid plain pinecone to the back. (This is optional and is used for writing if you will be using this for a gift tag and not an ornament)

3. Flip the tag back over (pretty side up) and glue the cut out pinecone to the front. 

4.-5. Curve the pine needles as you like and glue them at the top of the pinecone.

6. I finished with a ribbon and an enamel dot:)

Stacked Winter Deer Card

Stacked Winter Deer Card- JMRush 

Approximate Card size: H 5.50” X W 4.25”

This design is compatible with both 8X12 and 12X12 mats.

 You can purchase the Silhouette design file here: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/485222

You can purchase the SVG and Cricut file here:

http://digiplayground.com/Jennifer-Rush/

1. Cut design pieces.

2. Fold the card base. Glue the deer head piece with eye openings to the solid deer head piece. Glue the large scarf design piece to the coordinating shape on the full deer solid silhouette.

3. Glue the tail and full deer silhouette with ear openings to the coordinating shapes on the combined full deer piece.

4. Glue the small scarf piece to the deer silhouette with two legs. Use foam adhesive squares to attach the combined deer head to the combined two leg silhouette piece. 

5.Glue the tips of the ears of the combined two lead silhouette together.

6. Repeat image.

7. Use foam adhesive squares to attach the combined two leg silhouette to theLarger combined silhouette. Use a piece of foam adhesive square to attach the nose.

8. Glue the tips of both layers of ears together.

9.Use foam adhesive squares to attach the combined deer to the front of the card:)

Stacked Snow Bird Card

Stacked Snow Bird Card- JMRush 

Approximate Card size: W 5.50” X H 4.25”

This design is compatible with both 8X12 and 12X12 mats.

You can purchase the SVG and Cricut file here:

http://digiplayground.com/Jennifer-Rush/

You can purchase the Silhouette design file here: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/485222

1. Cut design pieces.

2. Fold the card base. Glue the oval head piece with eye openings to the solid oval head piece. Glue the ear muff design piece to the coordinating shape on the full bird silhouette.

3. Glue the eyes to the coordinating shapes on the combined oval head piece. Use pieces of foam adhesive squares to attach the beak to the  combined oval head piece. Use pieces of foam adhesive squares to attach the Half moon scarf piece to the coordinating shape on the larger scarf piece. Use pieces of foam adhesive squares to attach the squarish scarf piece to the middle of the combined scarf piece. Use pieces of foam adhesive squares to attach the earmuffs to the coordinating shapes on the combined bird silhouette. Glue the feet to the winged bird body piece.

4. Use pieces of foam adhesive squares to attach the bird head/tummy piece to the combined winged bird body and the tummy piece on top of that.

5. Use pieces of foam adhesive squares to attach the combined oval head to the combined winged bird body. Glue the combined scarf piece to the combined winged bird body. 

6. Glue the combined winged bird body to the full bird silhouette and then  glue the combined bird to the front of the card. I used adhesive enamel dots to accentuate the eyes:)

Stacked Winter Fox Card

Stacked Winter Fox Card- JMRush 

Approximate Card size: H 5.50” X W 4.25”

This design is compatible with both 8X12 and 12X12 mats. 

You can purchase the SVG and Cricut file here:

http://digiplayground.com/Jennifer-Rush/

You can purchase the Silhouette design file here: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/485222

1. Cut design pieces.

2. Fold the card base. Glue the solid head base piece to the solid head piece with the scarf at the bottom. Glue the face piece to the head piece with ear cut outs.

3. Glue the combined face/head piece to the combined head/scarf piece. Glue the nose to the combined head piece.

4. Use foam adhesive squares to attach the combined fox head piece to the front leg body piece and then to the full body piece. Glue the combined fox to the front of the card.

5. I used adhesive enamel dots to accentuate the eyes:)

Stacked Winter Squirrel Ski Card

Stacked Winter Squirrel Ski Card- JMRush 

Approximate Card size: W 5.50” X H 4.25”

This design is compatible with both 8X12 and 12X12 mats.

You can purchase the Silhouette design file here: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/485222

You can purchase the SVG and Cricut file here:

http://digiplayground.com/Jennifer-Rush/

1. Cut design pieces. (There is an additional nose piece not shown in this tutorial) ( I ended up using a textured/marbled brown card stock for three of the four squirrel body pieces)

2. Fold the card base. Glue the skis to the squirrel base piece.

3. Glue the large squirrel piece to the coordinating shape on the combined squirrel base piece. 

4. Glue the small squirrel body piece (with no arms) to the combined squirrel base piece. 

5. Glue the tip of the single ski pole to the combined squirrel base at the coordinating shape. Tuck the single ski pole under the arm of the last squirrel body piece and glue to the combined squirrel base piece.

6. Glue the scarf to the coordinating shape on the combined squirrel base.

7. Glue the head to the combined squirrel base piece.

8. Use foam adhesive squares to attach the combined squirrel to the front of the card.Glue the small nose to the combined squirrel. I used adhesive enamel dots to accentuate the eye:)

Stacked Winter Raccoon Card

Stacked Winter Raccoon Card- JMRush 

Approximate Card size: W 5.50” X H 4.25”

This design is compatible with both 8X12 and 12X12 mats.

You can purchase the Silhouette design file here: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/485222

You can purchase the SVG and Cricut file here:

http://digiplayground.com/Jennifer-Rush/

1. Cut design pieces.

2. Fold the card base. Glue the solid face to the hat scarf piece. Glue the face piece with large eye holes to the coordinating shape with smaller eye holes. Glue the nose to the muzzle piece. Glue the hat tail stripe design pieces to the coordinating shapes on the tail.

3. Use foam adhesive squares to attach the puff ball shape to the hat piece. Glue the combined face piece to the combined scarf/hat piece. Glue the eye outline piece to the combined scarf/hat piece. 

4. Use a foam adhesive square to attach the combined hat piece to the combined scarf/hat piece. Glue the combined muzzle piece to the combined scarf/hat piece.

5. Glue the combined scarf/hat piece to the smaller body piece.

6. Use foam adhesive squares to attach the combined smaller body piece to the larger one.

7. Glue the combined Raccoon to the front of the card base. I used adhesive enamel dots to accentuate the eyes:)

Stacked Arctic Fox Card

Stacked Arctic Fox Card- JMRush 

Approximate Card size: W 5.50” X H 4.25”

This design is compatible with both 8X12 and 12X12 mats.

You can purchase the Silhouette design file here: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/485222

You can purchase the SVG and Cricut file here:

http://digiplayground.com/Jennifer-Rush/

1. Cut design pieces.

2. Fold the card base. Glue the face piece with eye holes to the solid coordinating shape. Glue the the muzzle piece with a cut out mouth to it’s solid base piece. 

3. Glue the combined head piece to the coordinating shapes on the scarf/hat piece. Use foam adhesive squares to attach the combined muzzle to the combined head piece. 

4. Use a foam adhesive square to attach the combined head piece to the the smaller body piece.

5. Use foam adhesive squares to attach the combined smaller body/head piece to the larger one.

6. Glue the combined Fox to the front of the card base. I used adhesive enamel dots to accentuate the eyes:)

Stacked Polar Bear Card

Stacked Polar Bear Card- JMRush 

Approximate Card size: W 5.50” X H 4.25”

This design is compatible with both 8X12 and 12X12 mats. 

You can purchase the Silhouette design file here: https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/485222

You can purchase the SVG and Cricut compatible file here:https://www.jamieandjenn.com 

1. Cut the design pieces.

2. Fold the card base. Glue the circular bear face with eye holes to the coordinating solid shape. Glue the nose muzzle piece to it’s solid coordinating shape base piece. Glue the hat design piece to it’s coordinating hat shape piece.

3. Use foam adhesive squares to attach the thin bear silhouette to the full bear silhouette shape. Use foam adhesive squares to attach the nose to the  combined muzzle piece and the hat puff ball to the end of the combined hat.

4. I used adhesive enamel dots to accentuate the eyes and attached the combined nose/muzzle piece to the combined face piece using foam adhesive squares.

5. Glue the combined face to the oblong piece aligning at the top.

6. Use foam adhesive squares to attach the combined face piece to the combined bear body silhouette.

7. Use foam adhesive squares to attach the combined hat to the combined bear.

8. Glue the combined bear to the front of the card:)